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Behind the $221 Million Columbia Antisemitism Deal
Hundreds of Jewish faculty, staff, and students, plus two janitors held hostage by protesters, will get payouts: ‘We’ll be watching you.’
Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block
Jed Rubenfeld: The Supreme Court Flubs a Pro-Trump Ruling
An order from the high court allowing the Trump administration to fire Department of Education employees leaves more questions than answers.
Jed Rubenfeld
Israeli Researcher Says Stanford Shunned and Sabotaged Him After Hamas Attack
Shay Laps alleges in a lawsuit that his lab results were tampered with and an investigation of him was fabricated.
Maya Sulkin
This Supreme Court Term Proves the System Still Works
The president got some big wins from the Court. But its decisions this term showed that this is not a Supreme Court willing to surrender to Trump.
Jed Rubenfeld
The End of Youth Gender Transition?
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states can restrict the ability of minors to get transition treatment. It’s long overdue.
Emily Yoffe
Trump, the Troops, and the Law
Anyone who says they know for sure what’s legal here is talking out of their ear.
Jed Rubenfeld
The Murder Rate Is Plummeting. You’ll Never Guess Why.
America’s big cities are returning to law and order—but have they learned their lesson?
Charles Fain Lehman
Tyler Cowen: There’s a Better Way to Fight Harvard
I agree with the critics: The school has become too left-wing. The question is what to do about it.
Tyler Cowen
American Universities Should Put America First
Trump’s moves force all of us to ask: Who is higher education for? And what is its purpose?
Solveig Lucia Gold
It’s a Terrible Idea, but Trump Probably Can Accept a Free Jet from Qatar
The Emoluments Clause doesn’t stop the president from getting a new ‘palace in the sky,’ as long as Congress goes along with it.
Jed Rubenfeld
Trump Admin Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into School District at the Heart of Free Press Story
I spent months reporting on a school that accused middle schoolers of a hate crime. Now the district is subject to a civil rights investigation.
Frannie Block
Exclusive: Trump’s D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia’s Tax-Exempt Status
In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the Wikimedia Foundation of violating the law. Critics say his tactics are…
Gabe Kaminsky
WATCH: Is Trump Breaking the Law? A Conversation with Jed Rubenfeld, Lawrence Lessig, and Jonathan Adler.
Three constitutional law experts discuss the rule of law under Trump.
The Editors
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WATCH LIVE: Join a Subscriber-Only Q&A Today on Trump and the Law With Jed Rubenfeld, Lawrence Lessig, and Jonathan Adler
Today at 3 p.m. ET, three constitutional law experts discuss the rule of law under Trump.
The Free Press
Parents to SCOTUS: Don’t Force Our Kids to Read Books on Sexuality
The battle over whether parents can have any say about what their children are taught in schools goes to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Bethany Mandel
Exclusive: Doctor Fired for Trans Surgery Comments Receives $1.6 Million Settlement
Allan Josephson faced career destruction after criticizing gender-affirming care for minors. Years later, he sees a cultural tide turning—and legal…
Josh Code
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In.
Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that’s hysterical. What do our top legal minds say?
The Editors
No, the President Has Not Defied a Supreme Court Ruling
The exaggerations on both sides are spectacular. The truth? There’s less to the case than meets the eye.
Jed Rubenfeld
Should the Menendez Brothers Be Released?
Increasingly, judges are giving lighter sentences to criminals who suffered abuse during childhood. That could be good news for Erik and Lyle Menendez.
Esther Haynes
Fight Club: Execute Luigi Mangione?
Charles Fain Lehman says Mangione’s alleged crime is the very reason the death penalty exists. Nick Gillespie says the government has no business taking…
Charles Fain Lehman  and Nick Gillespie
The Legal Trick Being Used to Trip Up Trump
Judges are issuing orders that block government policies from taking effect anywhere in the country. Jed Rubenfeld explains what to do about them.
Jed Rubenfeld
Why Congress Won’t Stop Tariffs
Trump’s tariff edicts are a sign of how far the United States’ political reality has strayed from its constitutional design.
Charles Lane
Jed Rubenfeld: Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal?
The president’s economic policies could soon be challenged in court. But do the president’s opponents have a chance?
Jed Rubenfeld
Luigi Mangione Fans ‘Coming in Hot’ After News of Death Penalty
Within one hour, hundreds have given more than $12,000 to ‘free Luigi’—the heartthrob accused of killing a CEO.
Olivia Reingold
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